SOUTH AFRICA

Help One Now is doing orphan prevention and family empowerment projects in partnership with Take Action Ministries in Pretoria, South Africa and the surrounding area.

The work focuses on education, health care, economic opportunity, and spiritual development in order to transform communities and keep vulnerable children WITH their families.

THE REALITY

South Africa, known as the Rainbow Nation, is a beautiful country with a fascinating history. Now, two decades after the end of Apartheid and over a year since the death of Nelson Mandela, inequality remains stark throughout the country. In fact, the levels of inequality in South Africa are among the highest in the world. National statistics tend to mask the prevalence of extreme poverty, but the reality is that approximately 7 million South Africans are living on less than $1.25/day, and over 10 million are living below the food poverty line

ABOUT SOUTH AFRICA

Population: 52.5 million; 18.3 million under 18 years old

Area: 471,400 sq miles

Year of Independence: 1994 Union of South Africa formed on May 31, 1910 and Republic of South Africa declared on May 31, 1961 under minority rule during Apartheid and gained full independence under majority rule in 1994.

HIGH RISKS IN SOUTH AFRICA

THE WORK

We are partnering with Take Action Ministries in Pretoria, ZA to empower and resource key community leaders as they care for orphans and vulnerable children.

We will focus on holistic community development to keep vulnerable kids WITH their families and help transform the community. Essentially, it’s orphan prevention! By addressing desperate social needs such as education, nutrition, health care, social awareness, leadership training, and economic development, we can ensure that families have a chance to stay together. They won’t have to make the impossible and unjust decision of which children they can afford to keep. And in time, as health and education permeate this younger generation, change and progress will come from within rather than without.

Under the local leadership that Take Action has established, and with the help of the Help One Now vulnerable child sponsorship program, we believe that these families can break the cycle of extreme poverty.

GET INVOLVED

THE LOCAL LEADER

Norman Lamola, Founder and leader of the Maubane Rivoningo Transformation Centre. Norman faithfully serves the Maubane Community, offering clean water, a community garden, and an after school program, which includes a hot meal each day for 120 vulnerable children.

RECENT UPDATES

We have great news to share! A local church in South Africa has donated the exact funds needed to build a storeroom and office building in Maubane! The Maubane Rivoningo Transformation Centre badly needs an office and storeroom. The #TenDollarTribe will be able to...

In leading up to Mother’s Day, Help One Now wants to celebrate a few of the incredible women from our communities. They work tirelessly to care for orphaned and vulnerable children, doing everything from providing meals to helping them get an education. They are...

Help One Now launched the South Africa #TenDollarTribe as a test initiative in February, and already, over 150 people have joined the tribe--thank you! One of our first #TDT projects was to build a new home for Obed, the caretaker at the Maubane facility. Obed is a...